semblance

英 [ˈsembləns]

美 [ˈsembləns]

n.  表象; 假象; 外观; 外貌

复数：semblances　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13871 / COCA.13183

牛津词典

noun

• 表象；假象；外观；外貌
  a situation in which sth seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case
  1. The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
     停火协定带来了表面的和平。
  2. Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.
     生活似乎终于恢复了正常。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 假象;表象;外观
  If there is asemblance ofa particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression.
  1. At least a semblance of normality has been restored to parts of the country...
     该国的部分地区至少已经恢复了表面的常态。
  2. They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
     在他们的照料下，彼得貌似恢复了健康。

英英释义

noun

• picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
  Synonym:likeness
• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
  1. he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
  2. he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
  3. the situation soon took on a different color
  Synonym:glosscolorcolour
• an erroneous mental representation
  Synonym:illusion

双语例句

• He escaped under the semblance of a university student.
  他装成一个大学生逃跑了。
• The debate soon lost all semblance of rationality.
  辩论很快就完全失去了理性。
• Healthy personality, beautiful semblance, optimistic disposition, careful concern, sincere and compassion, responsibility and duty, quality and self-control, intrinsic and external, I thought all these, regarding us all are the equally important.
  健康的人格、美丽的外表、乐观的性格、细微的关怀、真诚与爱心、责任与义务、素质与涵养，内在与外在，我想这一切对于我们来说都是同等的重要。
• On the surface, a semblance of calm has returned.
  表面上，市场又恢复了风平浪静。
• The hope is that all this can happen with some semblance of order.
  我们的希望是，这一切都能够在某种有序的外表下发生。
• It was not until the early 1840s that a semblance of confidence in business was restored.
  直到十九世纪四十年代初，才恢复了对商业的表面信任。
• With them goes the last semblance of law and order.
  他们一走，法律和秩序也都跟他们一起走了。
• They can manifest a semblance of one to help you adjust if needed.
  如果你有需要，他们可以显现出一个外貌来使你适应。
• They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
  在他们的照料下，彼得貌似恢复了健康。
• He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life.
  他力图使他们的家庭生活恢复正常。